Podcasts

Post educational podcasts about the history of extreme sports, the technologies they use, and their effects on the environment. If you have links to videos of people doing the sport, please post them on the video page.

Cleaning Up Mt. Everest (about 4 minutes)
National Public Radio - March 14, 2000
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1071569

Climbing the World’s Tallest Peaks
National Public Radio – Radio Expeditions – May 5, 2005
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4632063

Cowboys on Everest (about 6 minutes)
National Public Radio – April 7, 2005
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4581895

Daredevil Gene (about 17 minutes)
National Public Radio
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1041862

Exploring Tennessee's Cave for New Species (about 9 minutes)
National Public Radio - October 31, 2006
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6395687

Glacier's Melting Threatens Chinese Village's Future (about 6 minutes)
National Public Radio -
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17271273

Geographic Century – Explorers’ Helpers (about 7 minutes)
National Public Radio Geographic Radio Expeditions
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1049843

A Harrowing Kayaking Expedition in Tibet (about 9 minutes)
National Public Radio – January 15, 2005
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4284247

Hunting, A Sport on the Decline (about 40 minutes)
National Public Radio – February 2, 2006
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5185721

Ill-Fated River Expedition (about 3 minutes)
National Public Radio - October 30, 1998
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1024009

Iranian Women Learn Top Kayaking Skills in U.S. (about 5 minutes)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=13929496

The Mysterious Strength of a Sherpa (about 4 minutes)
National Public Radio – June 17, 2005
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4707462

Rock Climber Chris Sharma Chases Next 'King Line' (about 8 minutes)
National Public Radio -
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15825820

Traveling the Tsang Po River (about 5 minutes)
National Public Radio - October 8, 1998
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1024469

Worries About Water as Chinese Glacier Retreats (about 6 minutes)
National Public Radio -
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17200108